Axle-bearing



(No Model.)

S. B. GOFF.

AXLE BEARING. No. 447,608. Patented Mar. 3, 1891.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters PatentrNo. 447,608, dated March 3,1891. Application iiled December 16, liOl Serial No. 374,906. (Nomodel.)

To all whom t may concern.-

Be it known that I, SAMUEL B. GOEE, a citizen of the United States,residing in the city and county of Camden, State of New Jersey, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in Journal or Axle Bearings, whichimprovement is fully set forth in the following speciication andaccompanying drawings.

My invention consists of a journal or axle bearing c onstructed ashereinafter described.

Figure l represents a sectional view on line z, Fig. 2. Fig. 2represents a longitudinal section on line Fig. l. Fig. 3 represents asection on line y y, Fig. 4. Fig. 4 represents a longitudinal sectionalview of a modiiication of part of the device.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the severalfigures.

Referring to the drawings, A designates an axle or journal, and B thehub of a wheel mounted thereon, said hub having secured to it the bandsC and D. Vithin the band C, and secured to an angular portion of theaxle, or otherwise fastened thereto so as to be stationary, are thespiders E, in which are journaled the anti-frictional rollers F, whichare adapted to contact with the inner face of the Wall of the band C. Anut G, screwed on the end of the axle within the band C, preventslateral motion of the spiders E and the anti-frictional rollers F, thuskeeping the hub in place on the axle.

Vithin the band D are the spiders H, stationary on the axle A andcarrying the antifrictional rollers J which contact with the inner faceof the said band D.

K designates a head or annular plate loosely mounted on the axle A andwithin the .band D, adjacent to a spider Il, and provided with recesseson its inner and outer circumferential faces adapted to hold theloosely-inserted anti-frictional rollers M and N, respectively, therollers M bearing against the axle A and the rollersN against the bandD. To furnish an additional bearing for the hub, and thereby furtherdistribute the strain on the axle along the same a box P and asupportingarm Rare employed. rlhe said box is provided with theanti-frictional rollers S, on which the band D is adapted to bear, andis supported by means of the said arm R, which is firmly secured to theaxle A. To lessen thefriction of the hub the box may belowered by meansof the screw-bolt U and nut ATENr OFFICE.

side, so as to permit its rise and fall relatively 6o to the band D and'axle A. Between the upper wall of the box P and the under side of thearm R ball-bearings V are located in recesses in the said wall of thebox and the under side of the arm, respectively, to permit the propercontact of the rollers S with the band D in case of irregularity intheir journal-bearings.

In Figs. 3 and 4 are shown views of a modi iication of theanti-frictional rollers in band D. Instead of a single row of rollers,two rows are employed, one bearing against the axle and one against theband, and instead of journals inserted in spider-bearings ballbearings Ware employed at the ends of the journals, said bearings having play inthe inner wall of the band at one end of the roller and in the head K attheother end thereof. In Fig. 3 two of the rollers are shown as removedfrom the band. The diameter of the opening in the portion of the hubbetween the bands C and D is such that the hub at said portion does notcontact with the axle, said portion forming a bridge, whereby the weightor strain is distributed along the entire portion of the axle betweenthe outer ends of the bands.

Having thus described myinvention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

l. A hub-band having-anti-frictional rollers contacting with the innerperiphery thereof and an axle supporting the bearings of said rollers,said bearings beingstationary on the axle, substantially as described.

2. A hub with end bands, an axle With bearings in said bands, andanti-frictional rollers movable with said axle and in contact with thebands, said parts being combined substantially as described.

3. The combination of ahub having aband secured to one end, an axlehaving an'end within said hub and band, spiders within said band,secured to said axle, and carrying anti IOO "frictional rollerscontacting' with said band, substantially as described.

4. The combination of ahubhavingaband on one end, a head carryinganti-frictional rollers on both its inner and outer surfaces adapted tobear, respectively, against an inserted axle and the band, and otheranti-frictional rollers in said band and bearing against the same,substantially as described.

5. The combination of a hub having a band on one end, an axle with anend in said hub and band, spiders secured to the axle Within `the bandand carrying anti-frictional rollers, and a head in Said band carryingsets of rollers on its opposite faces, one set ofl` said rollers beingin contact with the band and the other set being in contact with theaxle, substantially as described.

G. An axle with an arm secured thereto, a hub with a band on one of itsends bearing on said axle, and a box secured to said arm and havinganti-frictional rollers in Contact with said band, said parts beingcombined substantially as described.

7. A hub with a band thereon and an axle with an arm supporting ananti-frictiona-l roller adapted to bear against said band, said partsbeing' combined substantially as described.

SAMUEL A13. GOFF.

Witnesses:

JOHN A. VIEDEnsHEIM, L. JENNINGS.

